Encyclopedia of The Bible – Joda
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Joda

JODA jō’ də (̓Ιωδά, ̓Ιούδας). 1. Son of Iliadun; head of a family of Levites who helped repair the wall of Jerusalem after the Exile (1 Esd 5:58); called Judah (Ezra 3:9); Hodaviah (Ezra 2:40); Hodevah (Neh 7:43) and Sudias (1 Esd. 5:26).

2. An ancestor of Jesus (Luke 3:26).